Production Supervisor

Description

Life is Short. Work Somewhere Awesome.

Are you a progressive thinker?  Focused on personal growth and continuous improvement?  Do you like to challenge the status quo? Great! Sounds like you could be part of our team.  And yes, an ability to play well in the sandbox is critical to your success.

As a Top Workplace award winner, Hubbard-Hall offers a great culture that promotes career development, provides competitive medical, dental and vision benefits, encourages health and wellness, sponsors 50% reimbursement for gym memberships, and supports a fun committee that promotes activities to engage employees and help them get to know one another better! 

Our mission to be candid, be curious, be courageous and be better has fostered a workplace culture worth getting excited about.

Hubbard-Hall Inc., the oldest privately held chemical company in the United States, is seeking a highly motivated individual to promote and sell our line of proprietary, micro-electronic, and commodity chemistries for industrial surface finishing applications. The target market is Manufacturers of fabricated metal components. Our lines of proprietary chemistries include cleaning, conversion coatings, corrosion inhibitors, metal/paint stripping, and wastewater treatment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing chemical operations and operators in a safe and efficient manner and supporting activities, including production scheduling, updating systems, providing proper paperwork, ordering production supplies and safety equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

May include one or more of the following:

1. Plan, schedule, and direct operations, as necessary, to meet filling requirements in a safe and efficient manner. 
2. Review orders and customer requirements and plan production schedules and departmental operations based on various Chempax reports, including the MRP and min/max report. 
3. Prepare operational schedules and coordinates production activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
4. Plan production operations, establishes priorities and sequences and is back-up to other Production Supervisors on a daily basis.
5. Manage Specialty finished goods & raw materials inventory including the administration function of receiving products into the computer.
6. Supervise production team, including hiring and training processes.
7. Schedule incoming raw materials/ bulk deliveries.
8. Promote & support the elements and principles of Responsible Distribution & ISO Quality Management Systems.  This includes any Audit prep work.
9. Complete Bulk Tank Inspection forms and address any issues noted.
10. Work on 5s and lean projects.
11. Conduct daily closing inspections and periodically audit the facility for proper segregation.
12. Audit Security on incoming deliveries and visitors.
13. Help make improvements to processes and equipment with the management team.
14. Other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES:

1. May be required to perform chemical operator or warehouse duties when needed.
2. Manage samples, returned serialized and non-serialized containers.
3. Serve as an Internal Auditor for the quality system.
4. Some Saturday coverage may be necessary.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

1. Associate degree or equivalent.  Four year degree preferred.
2. At least five years manufacturing & distribution experience, preferably with chemicals
3. Able to organize & prioritize workloads and meet deadlines.
4. Demonstrate leadership skills
5. Strong verbal & written communication skills.
6. Good understanding of Lean and ISO principles.
7. Certification in DOT Shipper requirements.

Hubbard-Hall, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Hubbard-Hall, Inc. does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.